Former Australia cricketer David Warner has been charged with drink-driving after being arrested in Sydney on Sunday.
Warner, an opening batter who was a long-term Ashes antagonist to England, retired from international cricket in 2024 but continues to play on the franchise circuit and is currently captaining Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
It had been reported that the 39-year-old had been granted time at home over Easter but would be rejoining his team ahead of their game against Peshawar Zalmi on Thursday. It is not clear if he is now set to take part in that fixture later this week.
Warner is due to attend court on May 7 to answer charges of a ‘middle-range’ prescribed concentration of alcohol (PCA) offence, with the final of the PSL taking place on May 3 in Lahore.
A statement from New South Wales Police read: "About 5.30pm today (Sunday) police were conducting stationary random breath testing on Malabar Road, Maroubra. A van was seen to allegedly stop short of the testing site and park.
"Officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command approached the vehicle and subjected the driver – a 39-year-old man – to roadside testing which returned a positive result.
"He was arrested and taken to Maroubra Police Station where a second test allegedly returned a reading of 0.104.
"The man was issued with a Field Court Attendance Notice for drive with middle-range PCA to appear before the Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday 7 May 2026."
Warner played for Australia across all three formats of cricket between 2009 and 2024.
During this period he won two ODI World Cups, one T20 World Cup and the Ashes on three occasions.
He scored 49 international centuries, including 26 in Tests, and is widely regarded as one of Australia’s finest openers.
